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GHENILLE. No.-336,515. Patented Feb. 16, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS FRELLOEHR, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIM- SELF AND WILLIAM RIDDELL, OF SAME PLACE.

CHENILLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,515, dated February 16,1886.

Application filed June 6. 1884. Serial No. 134,125. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J ULIUs FRELLOEHR, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Chenille for Embroidery, Trimming, and Ornamental \Vork, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in chenille, and has for an object to provide a chenillestrand which will be secure against untwisting without involving the use of gumarabic or other pastes, as is now commonly practiced.

The invention consists in a chenille-strand composed of plush or pile threads, bindingthreads twisted together and on said pilethreads, whereby the latter are secured, and a fastening-thread wrapped around such pile and binding threads, as will be described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents, in enlarged side view, a chenille-strand constructed according to my invention,the pile-threads being removed from between the binding-threads for a portion of the length of such binding-threads; and Fig. 2 is an end view of my cord or strand.

The main binding-threads A A are twisted together and upon the pile-threads B, which latter are passed between the main bindingthreads, as shown, and are cut, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2, so as to form short lengths.

Ordinarily in chenille manufacture the pilethreads and binding-threads A A are secured from untwisting and loosening by gum-arabic paste, with which the bindingthreads are wet prior to the twisting of such threads on the pile. The strand so formed is objectionable in many respects. In the first place it can only be used in short lengths, as the passage thereof through the cloth to be embroidered cracks the gum and soon breaks it off the strand, when the latter will untwist and be useless. This, as will. be seen, results in a considerable waste of material, unless the strands are used in very short lengths, which obviously would be very inconvenient. Another objection to this common practice is that thereby the delicate colors of the pile are frequently affected to discoloration by the moisture.

To avoid the objection before described, and at the same time secure the threads from untwisting,Ien1ploy the auxiliary binding-thread C, which is wound spirally on the strand formed by the binding-threads A A and pile-threads B in such manner as to prevent the bindingthreads from untwisting. In the present iustance I prefer to wind the auxiliary thread G in a direction reversely to the direction of twist of strands B B, so that the least untwisting of the binding-threads will bind the auxiliary thread the tighter. .lhus the twist of the binding-thread and that of the auxiliary thread will act and react upon each other and hold the pile firmly in place.

It will be understood that when the additional binding-thread is of gilt or silver thread or wire, or of a different color from the pilethread, it will give the strand a handsome appearance. Heretoforelooped chenille-strandshavebeen constructed of a straight inner core, an enveloping-yarn wound loosely around said core forming a series of spiral loops, and a binding-thread wound tightly around the core and partly around the enveloping-yarn.

I do not claim such construction as my invention, as my chenille-strand differs therefrom, in that the pile-threads are cut and in that I employ binding-threads intertwisted upon said pile-threads, and an auxiliary or fastening thread twisted upon the said binding-threads and pile, so the binding-threads will be prevented from untwisting.

It will be understood that the fasteningthread, which forms the essential feature of my invention, may be put on by hand where so desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-- 1. The combination, with the binding-threads A A, twisted together and the pile-threads held between said binding-threads, of the auxiliary fastening-thread O, wound spirally on the threads A A and 13, whereby such threads the threads A A, and the pile-threads in a di- A A are prevented from untwisting, substanrection reversely t0 the direction of twist of 10 tially as set forth. the threads A A, substantially as and for the 2. As an improved article of manufacture, purposes specified. 5 chinelle constructed of intertwisted strands A J ULKUS FRELLOEHR.

A, pile-threads held between and by the twist Witnesses: of said threads A A, and an auxiliary fasten- JOHN H. REDsTONE, mg or binding thread Wound spirally around L. E. REDSTONE. 

